Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Haiti
Haiti: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre was 0.136 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Haiti, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.136 units per square kilometre for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Haiti peaked at 0.5876 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.136 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Haiti ranks 6th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Haiti, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.5454 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.5395 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5325 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5259 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.518 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5103 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5024 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4958 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4893 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4829 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4776 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.473 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4682 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4642 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4597 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4553 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4504 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4457 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4407 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4359 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4316 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4281 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4245 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4213 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.418 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4136 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4081 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4013 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3917 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3803 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3669 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.353 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3394 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3261 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3138 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3017 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.291 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2811 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2713 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2623 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2537 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2455 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2384 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2319 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2259 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5876 units per square kilometre | +160.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2127 units per square kilometre | -63.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2071 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2016 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.195 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1885 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1816 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1747 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1681 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1616 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1554 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1492 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1424 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.136 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.136 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 14.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.136 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, 80.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +160.1% | 0.2259 units per square kilometre | 0.5876 units per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -63.8% | 0.5876 units per square kilometre | 0.2127 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5322 units per square kilometre | 0.518 units per square kilometre | 0.5454 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.4823 units per square kilometre | 0.4597 units per square kilometre | 0.5103 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4352 units per square kilometre | 0.418 units per square kilometre | 0.4553 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3694 units per square kilometre | 0.3138 units per square kilometre | 0.4136 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2603 units per square kilometre | 0.2259 units per square kilometre | 0.3017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2278 units per square kilometre | 0.1616 units per square kilometre | 0.5876 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1457 units per square kilometre | 0.136 units per square kilometre | 0.1554 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 3 Burundi 0.3022 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Bangladesh 0.1604 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Rwanda 0.1389 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.1313 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Benin 0.1254 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Togo 0.1142 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Haiti?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre in Haiti was 0.136 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5876 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.136 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
- Haiti ranks 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.